Nomos Buying Guide | Crown & Caliber 

same dude. Proud to be german :)

Why? every auto watch comes with one nowadays, even my 275 euro seiko. I actually prefer a steel back

Does the Tangente neomaticupdate have the in house movement.

@@satchelyork sorry but a modern seiko movement is quite boring to look at. They are not decorated or anything. The nomos use real heat blued screws and decorate their movements (albeit with machines and not by hand).

@@satchelyork You may prefer a steel caseback because you have yet to experience the absolute beauty of a more expensive watch where the movement is HIGHLY finished and decorated. It's such a joy to look at and experience. You can look at it with a loop and explore it for hours. I'm not kidding.

I’m a sucker for open case backs and I don’t like how a lot of luxury dress watches don’t have open casebacks

I wanted to say this as well

He probably should have emphasized in-house HAND-MADE movements, not made by computerized machines. Big, big difference!

@@davidbellamy1403 I appreciate Nomos. I have number 37/175 limited edition Campus Club Onyx with an in-house movements but even Rolex doesn’t make movements by hand. Assemble? Yes.

I wish I could afford a Nomos. Give me a job, I'm a hard worker lol

Great to hear!

Thanks Amjed!

Hey Carter. The pictures we show are of the actual watches. We are just much better at photography. We are working on getting better at the Macro shots of the watches though. Thanks for the feedback!

And no mention of the prices...

@@Animalkisser Goodness sake, go on NOMOS website and check.

@Simon Veasey The prices of brand new luxury products don't fluctuate that much even in the long run. Also, the guy could say, "As of the making of this video, here are the prices..." This is a buying guide. Include the damn prices.

@Simon Veasey Agree. I real watch fan would do a thorough research of the best prices and haggle. Its all part of the experience of buying a watch.

I've got three Nomos, an Orion 38 in midnight blue is my favourite.

I'm considering getting one as a gift to myself when I graduate college this next semester. I'm afraid it will be too dressy to wear daily though. I don't want to get it if I can't wear it several days a week and only for formal occasions. But if you think it looks great worn casually that will ease my fear!

@@Gabe_Dewey It’s definitely not a sports watch, but I only took 3 watches on a 3 week trip and I found myself wearing it the most! It goes great with any casual/dress wear. Just not sports wear. IMHO. And as a watch enthusiast I absolutely LOVE the fact it is an in-house movement. Congrats on your graduation!

@@secretsanta9046 Thanks! Glad to hear you love yours! I actually went to my local Nomos AD to see one in person and it was 25% off. I loved it. Then he pulled out an Original Tangente Sport that has been discontinued and I loved it. 100m water resistance and has a more platinum grey-colored dial. With it on sale and being rare I loved it. He said sometimes Nomos holds on to some models for a really long time then will eventually give them out to sell. I decided to pull the trigger a little early haha. When I was checking out he said "this is going to blow your mind, this watch was made in 2001," I thought that was really cool, and being brand new it seems crazy. Then when I got home I realized 2001 is probably before Nomos had their full in-house movements. It also has a closed case back so I can't see it. I'm probably overthinking but that kind of ruined the excitement for me and long story short, I've kept it in the box and debated whether he'll let me exchange it for the Orion. The Orion looks amazing with the open case back and is much slimmer than this model and fits so well on my wrist. Basically, I'm having buyer's remorse and can't decide if I made the right choice. if you actually read that, thanks for coming to my ted talk lol

@@Gabe_Dewey I don’t see why they wouldn’t let you trade it for another watch if that’s what you decide, I would go for whichever one makes you smile more when you look at the dial and not worry to much about the movement in-house or not. Either way congrats again on ur graduation and the new watch! Cheers 🍻

Agree with you. And the face of it is actually not pale white straw paper white which make it far more prettier when the room light is dim.

Especially when getting a model with their in-house movement, you really cant go wrong with NOMOS. Criminally underrated in my opinion.

I've got three, I love their designs and, as everyone says, they're good value for luxury watches. I've got a Tangente, Club and Orion. Got my eye on a Minimatik....

@@leehazlewoodism do you think that are good investments? I am looking on buying one as my first watch but I also would like for it to hold its value in time

@@lorenzo97tth562 if you get it secondhand for 50% of retail you can probably wear it for a few years and get most of your money back.

Her video convinced me as well - the macro shots showed more texture on the dial than I've seen anywhere else!

Jeremy Rosenstock / not anymore, Seiko prices are going crazy

Seiko might have done the inside, but has mostly boring/unattractive designs.

I'd love to know this too. Just about to pull the trigger on the Tangente Sport.

@A. B. Thanks, appreciate it!

If you're buying new you'll have to accept that it'll depreciate but you will have the joy of ownership. I'd recommend Nomos, the designs are sharp and the finish is excellent. Plus they're relatively novel at the moment - I see plenty of Rolex/Tudor and lookalikes but out in the wild I've only spotted a couple of Nomos in a decade of watch spotting.

@@leehazlewoodism thank you very much really appreciate your response and videos

@@anthraxabun No worries. I've got three Nomos, my current favourite is an Orion 38 in midnight blue.

Hey Luisao R, The manual wind is a more traditional Nomos, but we love what they're doing with the Neomatik line so we lean that direction.

Good point James. Thanks for watching!

A. B. I noticed that but not low enough for my taste.

@TheLich17 that might be the case.... But that wasn't mentioned. How about a Grand Seiko? Spring drive?

@@craigroberts5965 different price point

@TheLich17 for the pieces with the mostly integrated movements with in house escapement? Besides, the statement still ignores every mechanical Seiko. Or Citizen for that matter.

I think C & C sees it's self as a luxury watch channel/business, so I doubt they will even acknowledge the existance of Seiko/Citizen etc let alone mention that they produce in house movements. This RU-vid channel exists to promote brands that they sell at the end of the day.

@@craigroberts5965 also Orient. Nomos selling point is more about finishing on its in-house movements, rather than low price point.

That's incorrect. Nomos movements are actually in-house produced movements. Nomos alpha caliber from design standpoint is based on Peseux 7001 movement.

@@BlackKunik oh you're right. I was thinking about the TAG movement that they bought from Seiko and retooled.

Hey Jake. He is wearing a 36mm Datejust Ref. 16200. Thanks for watching

I sent my nomos to New York City for service. Is that an option?

@@yankinwaoz funny enough it costs almost the same price to send to Germany as it does to send to NY city. COVID. NOMOS had my watch for almost 4 months. Ugh. And at one point I asked them if they could put a glass back on my watch and they said they didn’t have anymore that fit my watch as my watch was too old. My watch is 10 yrs old. I’d call that pretty sub par service.